Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 21, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) Southeast of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	less than -200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #17 on the map
Exodus Cause	Influence of fall of, or exoduce from, neighboring town
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Samra was completely obliterated. Not even house rubble left behind.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	On April 21st, 1948, al-Samra inhabitants were mostly ethnically cleansed, and between 1949-1956 it was completely cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 6,912 Jewish 1,708 Public 3,943 Total 12,563
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 30 0 Irrigated & Plantation 21 0 Planted W/ Cereal 6,828 1,708 Built up 23 0 Cultivable 6,879 1,708 Non-Cultivable 3,953 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 157 1931 237 1945 290 1948 336 Est. Refugees 1998 2,066
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 50 1948 70
Religious institutions	One mosque
Archeological sites	al-Samra contains serveral khirbs including Khirbat al-Tawafiq and Khirbat Duwayraban.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	ha-'On
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
Nothing remains of the village houses. A tourist resort, which consists ofa few cabins and small houses, has been established on part of the village site. Other parts of the site are covered with trees. The surrounding land is cultivated by Israelis